OT: Belgian shotputter runs in hurdle finals to avoid team disqualification ...

[RochLion]

In today's sports environment of "me, me, me" this is breath of fresh air.

Belgium Was Out of Hurdlers. So a Shot-Putter Agreed to Run.

Jolien Boumkwo’s 100-meter hurdles debut was not a stunt. Her team needed the points, and she volunteered.

www.nytimes.com

Shot-putter runs hurdles to save team from DQ

Belgium shot put and hammer throw champion Jolien Boumkwo displayed great team spirit at the European Championships when she stepped up to run the 100-meter hurdles and save her team from getting disqualified.

www.espn.com

 

[NittPicker]

Wow. She looked pretty fast in the video in the second link.

 

[PSU Mike]

Wow. She looked pretty fast in the video in the second link.

A good shot put athlete is pretty explosive.

My best friend was a good all around athlete in the day, but not blazing fast. He threw shot and high jumped in HS - not elite in either, just thought it was a combination you don’t see a lot.

 

[manatree]

In high school, we would sometimes enter our second 4x100 relay team as all throwers when the other school would agree to do the same. Senior year against Southern, both first team relays DQed and me and my fellow throwers won. Sadly, no team points were awarded as we were not the designated scoring group

 

[ApexLion]

I thought that was great. She took one for the team.

But this was truly disturbing. Anyone else see this?

Weird, old people running on horse track

 

[Connorpozlee]

In today's sports environment of "me, me, me" this is breath of fresh air.

Belgium Was Out of Hurdlers. So a Shot-Putter Agreed to Run.

Jolien Boumkwo’s 100-meter hurdles debut was not a stunt. Her team needed the points, and she volunteered.

www.nytimes.com

Shot-putter runs hurdles to save team from DQ

Belgium shot put and hammer throw champion Jolien Boumkwo displayed great team spirit at the European Championships when she stepped up to run the 100-meter hurdles and save her team from getting disqualified.

www.espn.com

My daughter ran in two relays this month in a big time event. One of the girls also qualified for another relay (4x800) and individually for the mile. She lined up to start the distance medley to run the 1200m leg and had a big sleeve on her leg and a horrible limp. She started running, hobbled, and I whispered to my wife, “No way she finishes. We’ve spent all this money and our daughter isn’t even going to run.” But after half a lap or so she lost the limp and pushed through. Team finished in third place. Pretty phenomenal. She did some treatment and ran the other relay the next day. Team finished 7th. Two days later was the 1600 that she qualified for individually and she was on crutches and couldn’t compete. I was thoroughly impressed by her putting the team above her own glory. It was pretty inspiring.

 

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[jshell]

In high school, we would sometimes enter our second 4x100 relay team as all throwers when the other school would agree to do the same. Senior year against Southern, both first team relays DQed and me and my fellow throwers won. Sadly, no team points were awarded as we were not the designated scoring group

We did the same thing in high school except they made us run the 4x400. Called it the Jelly Belly Relay.

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

I WOULD WRECK THAT CHICK

 

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Or visa versa…….

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

I WOULD WRECK THAT CHICK

You could grease up the shot-put and use it a sexual device!!

 

[LionJim]

You could grease up the shot-put and use it a sexual device!!

She could grease up the shot-put and use it a sexual device!!

Fixed.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Fixed.

Just glad she didn't throw the javelin! OUCH!!!

 

[Tgar]

I thought that was great. She took one for the team.

But this was truly disturbing. Anyone else see this?

Weird, old people running on horse track

Classic. Excellent.

 

[GrimReaper]

You could grease up the shot-put and use it a sexual device!!

Just an FYI. The implement is called a shot. Putting it, or the put, is the act of throwing the shot.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Just an FYI. The implement is called a shot. Putting it, or the put, is the act of throwing the shot.

It would depend on where she PUT it! "Million -in- one shot, Doc..a million-in-one!